Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Australia
Australia: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 7,086 kt in 2022. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Australia, 1990–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Australia recorded 7,086 kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 62.9% on the previous year and down 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Australia peaked at 149,024 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7,086 kt, in 2022.
That places Australia 13th out of 57 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 149,024 kt | — |
| 1991 | 130,214 kt | -12.6% |
| 1992 | 105,314 kt | -19.1% |
| 1993 | 91,122 kt | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 72,925 kt | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 67,000 kt | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 57,017 kt | -14.9% |
| 1997 | 64,225 kt | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 58,165 kt | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 70,759 kt | +21.7% |
| 2000 | 68,377 kt | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 82,085 kt | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 80,152 kt | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 75,114 kt | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 67,837 kt | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 83,981 kt | +23.8% |
| 2006 | 97,088 kt | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 77,124 kt | -20.6% |
| 2008 | 68,215 kt | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 48,116 kt | -29.5% |
| 2010 | 56,137 kt | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 38,887 kt | -30.7% |
| 2012 | 33,645 kt | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 48,447 kt | +44.0% |
| 2014 | 50,637 kt | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 39,226 kt | -22.5% |
| 2016 | 25,408 kt | -35.2% |
| 2017 | 48,469 kt | +90.8% |
| 2018 | 39,654 kt | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 25,102 kt | -36.7% |
| 2020 | 37,546 kt | +49.6% |
| 2021 | 19,101 kt | -49.1% |
| 2022 | 7,086 kt | -62.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 7,086 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 619.57 kt, 11.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Australia's 7,086 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7,086 kt, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86,577 kt | 57,017 kt | 149,024 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,809 kt | 48,116 kt | 97,088 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,561 kt | 25,102 kt | 56,137 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,244 kt | 7,086 kt | 37,546 kt | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Australia?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Australia was 7,086 kt in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 149,024 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,086 kt in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
- Australia ranks 13th out of 57 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).